Philip C. Lutz Jr. (August 28, 1888 - May 22, 1947) was an

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and

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who served as the twenty-seventh

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from January 1, 1933 to January 1, 1937.

Biography

Early life and education

Lutz was born in Boonville,

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. Lutz attended

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in Bloomington, receiving both his BA and his LL.B. from the school. In addition to his legal career, Lutz ran a

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farm in Boonville.

Political career

Lutz, a

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, served as a clerk of the Indiana General Assembly in the 1911 and 1913 legislative sessions. In 1915, he served as a member of the

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, representing

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. In 1916, Lutz became juvenile judge of Warrick County. In 1932, Lutz was elected to succeed

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. He served his term in the administration of Democratic

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. In 1934, Lutz was involved with the extradition of

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from Tucson,

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back to Indiana. Dillinger would be placed in Lake County Jail in Crown Point, but would later escape and die months later in a shootout in

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. Lutz successfully defended a law that

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the price of milk before the

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following a legal challenge by the Kroger Grocery & Baking Company in 1936. Lutz also issued a number of opinions related to Indiana medical law, setting limits on who can practice podiatry in the state of Indiana and deciding that mental asylum officials could perform sexual sterilizations with a court order. Lutz also issued an unofficial opinion stating that township trustees were still responsible for temporary medical care of those in poverty, even as Governor McNutt was reforming welfare in the state in the era of the

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. Lutz was succeeded to the office by

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Personal life and death

Lutz was involved with the erection and dedication of a historical marker in Boonville, commemorating

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’s connection to the town. On

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, 1935, Lutz gave a patriotic address in Rockport at the dedication ceremony of the

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. Lutz died of a

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in 1947.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lutz, Philip 1888 births 1947 deaths People from Boonville, Indiana Indiana Attorneys General Indiana University Maurer School of Law alumni Democratic Party members of the Indiana House of Representatives